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Page 4 - Friday, January 30, 2004 Brady Standard-Herald
Dog of the rings
Jeff White was helping us with suggested he let it out earlier
some computer problems at our of- Jeff' said, "Well, actually, it’s not
fice. Since it happened to be Tuesday, my dog."
which happens to be the day our local 1 said. “()h You have someone
Lion’s Club meets, which I happen to else’s dog with you?"
belong to. I invited Jefftoeatat Lion’s He said, "Yes. It's my dog's girl-
Club w ith me friend."
Now, it would probably be a good Now, I’m sure many of you are
idea to explain here that Jeff is not a thinking I must have made this up.
nut He isn’t an animal rights activist. How many people, after all, are in the
or an environmentalist, or any other habit oftrav eling with their dog’s girl-
kind of weirdo Jeff is a nice fellow friend, and leaving their ow n dog at
who is much smarter than your aver- home.’ But I didn't make it up that's
age bear, when it comes to computers, what Jeff was doing And then the
He’s friendly, personable, witty, and conversation got even weirder
easy to converse with I said, "Your dog’s girlfriend'’ So,
I had just learned all that about w hat, y ou're taking care of the dog
Jeff, since I had met him for the first for a neighbor, or something?"
time that morning. And since Jeff Jeff said, "Well, no. Actually, my
was all of the things listed above, the dog's girlfriend is,from Washington
conversation we had about going to State."
eat dinner at Lion's ( lub knocked me I said, “So, you have some friends
for a loop visiting from Seattle or somewhere.
When I invited Jeff to go eat. he and they brought their dog with
said he'd like to, but he had a dog in them ’"
his van, and the dog needed a little He said, "No, just the dog is here,
time in the great outdoors, in order She flew down On a plane."
to answer the call of nature. This was So, at this point, I'm looking
reasonable, and I told Jeff how to get around for Alan Funt. I'm standing
to the house of a fellow I don't care in Central Texas, and this guy is tell-
for, so he could make use of the yard ing me his dog's girlfriend flew down
And I commented that, had I known from Washington State for a v isit, and
he had his dog with him. I would have he brought the girlfriend with him but
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issue invite to local community
Dear McCulloch County Citizens:
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KENDAL HEMPHILL
left his ow n dog at the house. I figure
I’m going to be on the next episode
of Candid Camera.
Nodoubt an animal lov erwill read
t hisand say ."Well, why not send a dog
to see het bov friend? There’s nothing
w rong w iththat And while she's there
she might get a chance to v isit Mason’s
famous ( ‘anine Masseuse, and maybe
have a glass or two of Perrier."
But Jeff is not some wacko space
cadet He’s a normal, solid guy. So 1
figured there must be adogical, rea-
sonable explanation for having his
dog’s girlfriend flown down from
the Great Northwest to spend some
time in Texas. Other than the balmy
weather. I mean
And, as turns out, there w as. JefT’s
dog is not your average, run-of-the-
kennel mutt He's a special dog. *
Now. it might be argued that any
dog who has his lady frien dflown t 500
miles for a get together is special. 1
would not attempt to dispute that, but
there is another reason Jeff's dog is
what ^i 1
it be demo Con
derby or the A
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in Newe3:
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"We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to
spend the rest of our lives there. "
—(Charles Kettering
KEEPING THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT
The Scriptures teach that believers are to endeavor to keep the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace (I ph 4.3). But what we see today is just the op-
posite What accounts lor this ungodly division’ The answer is very simple.
Instead of walking by (iod’s divine standard, men have devised then own
standard Jesus identifies this as following the commandments of men I Mat
15.6-9) Our Lord, through his apostles, has given us i perfect law (James 1
251 In that law we have all things that pertain to lite and godliness (2 Pel I
3) I Therefore we are complete in Him (( ol 2 10) We ate not to add to, or t ike
from Ills divine law (Rev 22 18-19) Yet some pav no attention to this, I hey
have devised their own rules and regulations, which not only differ from one
another, but they differ from God’s revealed word. So what purpose do they
serve.’ They serve only to keep men divided ( an the unity for w hich our Lord
prayed ever come about as long as the human creeds are followed? Certainly
not! So why not lav them aside and let Cod’s word be offAtine
one and only guide'’ Genel yles O N
Southside Church of CHRIST V
1924 South High Street • Brady, Texas
Schedule of services
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refrain from eating tasty food dropped superior manner and walk away. They
in front of them, and attack bad guys don’t have much left to be proud of,
running aw ay and bad guys shooting those Frogs, but they try to get all the
guns, and lots of other stuff They mileage they can out of what they’ve
have to do everything then handlers got.
tell them, and they lose points if they Anyway, since Jeff 's dog is one of
have to be told twice, the top Mondio Ring dogs in the U.S.,
Mondio Ring, which means his puppies are not thekind you put out
‘World Ring,' is a combination of by the street, in a box marked ‘free.’
French Ring, Belgian Ring, the which is why his girlfriend flew down
KNPV, Schutzhund, and Frodo. It's from Washington State to see him.
special. Jeff ’s dog is special because just like Ring, except that it's quite Perhaps you are wondering whata
he’s a champion at R ing and Mondio different I think. Tell you what, you Mondio R mg C 'hampion Dog is worth.
Ring. look it up, and explain it to me. So am I, but | was afraid to ask. The
Now, assuming you’re a cretin who To give you an idea of why I' in only indication I have as to the stellar
has no idea what Ring and Mondio vague here, I quote from the actual quality of these dogs is that I offered
Ring are, I w ill explain. I am able to Mondio Ring rulebook - “Each time to let Jeff 's dog’s girlfriend take a nap
dothat because I am a sophisticated, an exceptional occasion may occur, on my couch, and she declined. Her
urbane outdoor humor columnist, and or insufficient rules are noticed, the couch is probably much nicer,
because I keep abreast of high-class, judges must never forget the basic 1 understand she was not quite so
animal-related world events, and be- thoughts,which motivated the found- persnickety about the yard I sent her
cause 1 looked up Ring and Mondio ers when they made the program, to...
Ring on the internet after Jeff left my Above all they must respect the ___________________11
office.
We ll start with Ring, otherwise
known as International Ring, or
French Ring, or Belgian Ring, or
(jandalf This is a personal protection
sport that was developed in France,
to give the Frogs something to feel
superior about. The idea w as totestthe «
working ability of dogs and determine I
their breeding suitability.
Dogs competing in Ring have to 1
do all sorts of difficult things on com- 1
mand, and they can't wear collars or 1
leashes They have to climb walls, and 1
regulations and prohibit any mis-
used interpretation that may harm
the dogs." Clear as mud
Mondio Ring is fairly new in
America, because when Americans
ask for a clarification of the rules, the
French judges blow their noses in a
Kendal Hemphill is an outdoor
humor columnist and public speaker
who has had several dogs, all of
which were given to him And they
w ere all overpriced Write to him at
P() Box 1600, Mason, Tr 76856 or
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